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Household of John Watson (born 1815, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, England
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
John Watson and 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1815 in Woolwich, Kent, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Watson, born in 1815 in Sheerness, Kent, England. They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth, born 1878 in Portsea, Hampshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Eliza Downs, born in 1822 in Portsea, Hampshire, England.
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John Watson's household
John
Watson
Head
Sarah
Watson
Wife
Eliza
Downs
Lodger
Elizabeth
Dyson
Grand Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Woolwich, Kent, England |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Watson | Head | Married | 66 | 1815 | Woolwich, Kent, England | |
Sarah | Watson | Wife | Married | 66 | 1815 | Sheerness, Kent, England | |
Eliza | Downs | Lodger | Widow | 59 | 1822 | Portsea, Hampshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Dyson | Grand Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Portsea, Hampshire, England |
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